China: Scene from the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), captioned 'Blind activist learning and using Mao Zedong Thought' (1967)

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution (Chinese: 譁?譁螟ァ髱)、was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1966. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to create a new political movement in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to enforce socialism in the country by removing The revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position Using only his name and credibility, he used the controlled anarchy and the Maoist orthodoxy within the Party. Using only his name and credibility, he used the controlled anarchy of the cultural revolution to remove his inner-party opponents, most notably China`s president Liu Shaoqi. The movement brought chaos, as social norms largely evaporated and the previously established political institutions disintegrated at all levels of government. <br/><br/>The movement brought chaos, as social norms largely evaporated and the previously established political institutions disintegrated at all levels of government. The Revolution was launched in May 1966. Mao alleged that bourgeois elements were entering the government and society at large, aiming to restore He insisted that these 'revisionists' be removed through violent class struggle. The movement then spread into the military, urban workers, and the Communist Party leadership itself. In the top leadership, it led to a mass purge of senior officials who were accused of deviating from the During the same period Mao's personality cult grew to immense proportions.<br/><br/><br/>They were also the first to be elected to the Communist Party. The Cultural Revolution damaged the country on a great scale economically and socially. Millions of people were persecuted in the violent factional struggles that ensued across the country. <br/><br/>The Cultural Revolution damaged the country on a great scale economically and socially.